Ecclesiastes 5:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.

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  • Gen 1:29-30 : 29 And God sayde: beholde, I haue geuen you euery hearbe bearing seede, which is in the vpper face of all ye earth, and euery tree in the which is the fruite of a tree bearing seede, that they may be meate vnto you: 30 To euery beast of the earth also, and to euery birde of the aire, and to euery such thing that creepeth vpon ye earth, which doth liue, I haue geuen euery greene hearbe for meate: and it was so.
  • Gen 3:17-19 : 17 Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe. 18 Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde. 19 In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.
  • 1 Sam 8:12-17 : 12 And will make him of the captaines ouer thousandes and ouer fifties, and will set them to eare his grounde, and to gather in his haruest, & to make instrumentes of warre, and thinges that serue for his charets. 13 And he will take your daughters, and make them appoticaries, cookes, and bakers. 14 And he shall take your fieldes, and your vineyardes, and your best oliue trees, and geue them to his seruauntes. 15 And he shall take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyardes, and geue it to his eunuches, & to his seruauntes. 16 And he shal take your men seruauntes, and maide seruauntes, young men, and the chiefe of your asses, and put them to his worke. 17 And he shall take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruauntes.
  • 1 Kgs 4:7-9 : 7 And Solomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vittayles for the king and his houshold: eche man his moneth in a yere, made prouision for necessarie thinges. 8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim, 9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz and in Saalbin, and Bethsames, Elon, and Bethhanan. 10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom parteyned Socho and all the land of Hepher. 11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, whiche had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wyfe. 12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud was ouer Thaanach and Megiddo, and ouer all Bethsan, whiche is by Zarthana beneath Iezrael, fro Bethsan to ye plaine of Mehola, euen vnto the place that is ouer against Iecmeam. 13 The sonne of Gaber had Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasse which are in Gilead: and vnder him was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse. 14 Ahinadab the sonne of Hiddo had Mahenaim. 15 Ahimaaz was in Nephthalim, and he toke Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wyfe. 16 Baana the sonne of Husai was in Aser and in Aloth. 17 Iehosaphat the sonne of Paruah was in Isachar. 18 Semei the sonne of Ela was in Beniamin. 19 Gaber the sonne of Uri was in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sehon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Basan, & was officer alone in the lande. 20 And Iuda and Israel were many euen as the sande of the sea in numbre, eating, drincking, and making mery. 21 And Solomon raigned ouer all kingdomes from the riuer vnto the lande of the Philistines, euen vnto the border of Egypt: and they brought presentes, and serued Solomon al the dayes of his life. 22 And Solomons bread for one day was thirtie quarters of manchet flowre, & threescore quarters of meale: 23 Ten stalled oxen, and twentie out of the pastures, and a hundred sheepe, beside hartes, buckes, and wilde goates, and capons.
  • 1 Chr 27:26-31 : 26 And ouer the workemen in the fieldes that tilled the grounde, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub. 27 And the ouersight of the vineyardes, had Semei the Ramathite: Ouer the encrease also of the vineyardes, & ouer the winesellers, was Sabdi the Zaphonite. 28 And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleyes, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: And ouer the treasure of oyle, was Ioas. 29 Ouer the oxen that fed in Saron, was Setrai the Saronite: And ouer the oxen that were in the valleyes, was Saphat the sonne of Adlai. 30 Ouer the cammels, Obil the Ismaelite: And ouer the asses, was Iehdeiahu the Meronothite. 31 Ouer the sheepe was Iazez the Hagerite: All these were the rulers of the substaunce of king Dauid.
  • Ps 104:14-15 : 14 He causeth grasse to growe for cattell: and hearbes for the vse of man. 15 That he may bryng foorth foode out of the earth: both wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make hym haue a chearefull countenaunce, & also bread to strengthen mans heart.
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 The heauen, the heauen I say is Gods: and he hath geuen the earth vnto the children of men.
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes. 24 For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer. 25 The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes. 26 The lambes shall clothe thee, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry. 27 Thou shalt haue goates milke inough to feede thee, to vpholde thy housholde, and to sustayne thy maydens.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.
  • Jer 40:10-12 : 10 Beholde I dwell at Mispa, to be an officer in the Chaldees behalfe, and to satisfie such as come to vs: therfore gather wine, corne, and oyle, & kepe them in your ware houses, and dwell in your cities that ye haue in kepyng. 11 Yea all the Iewes also that dwelt in Moab, vnder the Ammonites, Idumea, and in all the countreys, when they hearde that the kyng of Babylon had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam the sonne of Saphan, gouernour vpon all them that were left in Iuda: 12 All the Iewes I say returned out of all places where they were fled vnto, and came into the lande of Iuda to Gedaliah vnto Mispa, and gathered wine and other fruites, and that very much.

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